Bookshelf

Bookshelf

Tunde Leye ‘resurrects’ Afonja in historical fiction

Title: Afonja: The Rise Author: Tunde Leye Publisher: TLS Place/Masobe Pages: 354 Reviewer: Nathaniel Bivan Warning: I will be doing something I rarel

African Writers Conference 2019 to take place in Kenya

African Writers Conference (AWC) is set to take place in Kenya this year with the theme, ‘Cultural Stereotypes in African Literature: Rewriting the Na

THE LAST GOOD BOOK I READ… Muhammad: As if You Can See Him

Khalid Imam (Author) Muhammad: As if You Can See Him by A’id al-Qarni   Khalid Imam’s last good read is A’id al-Qarni’s ‘Muhammad: As if You Can

Poet Jumoke Verissimo to release debut novel

A poet, Jumoke Verissimo, is set to release her debut novel, ‘A Small Silence’ on July 2. The story is centred around Prof, who lives a reclusive life

Poet of the Week: Adekunle Adewunmi

Benz Tell me, why the race to fame? Why the rush for craze, to hades? You pace around, running through the curvy maze Looking for the cheese you didn’